Current Affairs November 2014

Q.1) Name the person who was selected as the captain of ICC ODI Team for the Year2014?

A. Angelo Mathews

B.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

C. George Bailey

D. AB de Villiers

Ans. B

Q.2) Name the country, who’s Parliament on 5 November 2014 passed a law to blockthe release of Palestinian prisoners convicted for murder in any future, peacenegotiations?

A. Iran

B. Israel

C. Iraq

D. Syria

Ans. B

Q.3) The scientific term Fallstreak Hole Cloud was in news recently because

A. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Britain

B. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Burma

C. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Australia

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D. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of New Zealand

Ans. C

Q.4) Experts recently discovered at least 20 drawings of the Harappan (Sindhu) era inGondi dialect on a boulder on top of a hill near Talwarghatta that is adjacent to riverTungbhadra. The place is located in?

A. Bastar, Chhattisgarh

B. Hampi, Karnataka

C. Bet Dwarka, Gujarat

D. Kutch desert, Gujarat

Ans. B

Q.5) A Torpedo Recovery Vessel, TRV-72 of Indian Navy that sank off theVisakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise on 6 November 2014 was of which class?

A. Arihant-class

B. Astravahini Class

C. Chakra (Akula II)-class

D. Shishumar-class

Ans. B

Q.6) Robert O’Neill was in news recently. Who is he?

A. The person who claims that he killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan

B. The person who was arrested for killing several people in Nigeria through a blast

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C. The person who was appointed as the defence secretary in the US

D. None of the above

Ans. A

Q.7) Name the private Indian airline that recently banned shipment of shark fins toprotect marine ecosystem?

A. Jet Airways

B. Kingfisher

C. Indian Airways

D. Air India

Ans. A

Q.8) Hyderabad recently found an intelligent way to manage the traffic problems in thecity in a smart way by using H-TRIMS. What is the full form of H-TRIMS?

A. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Maintenance System

B. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Management System

C. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Manipulation System

D. Hyderabad Traffic Inked Management System

Ans. B

Q.9) Recently Catalonia region held a non-binding vote on Independence. From whichcountry does Catalonia seeks independence?

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A. Russia

B. Spain

C. The United Kingdom

D. France

Ans. B

Q.10)Who was recently appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana?

A. GS sandhu

B. Vitthal das

C. Baldev Raj Mahajan

D. None

Ans. C

Q.11) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park recently won The Earth Heroes Awardfor the year 2014. Where is it located?

A. Bihar

B. Darjeeling

C.West Bengal

D. Sikkim

Ans. C

Q.12)Which international organisation recently passed a resolution of sports autonomyand sports as means to promote peace and development?

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A. International Olympic Committee

B. Commonwealth Games Federation

C. United Nations

D. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Ans. C

Q.13)Which corporate giant recently announced to launch the Indian LanguageInternet Alliance (ILIA) to make available local language content on the internet?

A. Yahoo

B. Facebook

C. IBM

D. Google

Ans. D

Q.14)What is the name of India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise that started on 3November 2014 in Colombo?

A.Mithra Shakti

B. Garud

C.Mithra Yudh Abhyas

D. Vajra

Ans. A

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Q.15) Name the team that recently won the 2014-15 Duleep trophy of cricket?

A. South Zone

B. Central Zone

C. Eastern Zone

D.Western Zone

Ans. B

Q.16) Union Government on 2 November 2014 announced series of measures to helprejuvenate the shipping industry of a state. Name the state?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Kerala

C. Goa

D.Maharashtra

Ans. C

Q.17) Name the Iraqi tribe whose 332 members were executed by militants of IslamicState of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in western Anbar province?

A. Al-Douri tribe

B. Al-Dhafeer tribe

C. Al-Bu Nimr tribe

D. Al-Fatlah tribe

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Ans. C

Q.18) Name the two cars that failed crash test conducted on them under the GlobalNew Car Assessment Programme (GNAP) on 3 November 2014 raising safety concerns.

A. Renault Duster and Maruti’s Swift

B.Maruti’s Swift and Nissan’s Dastun Go

C.Maruti’s Alto K10 and Nissan’s Dastun GO

D.Mahindra’s Xylo and Renault’s Duster

Ans. B

Q.19)Which country has assured India that it will assist SIT on Black Money in itsinvestigation?

A. Cyprus

B.Mauritius

C. Switzerland

D. Liechtenstein

Ans. B

Q.20) Name the cheapest automatic car launched by Maruti Suzuki on 3 November2014.

A. Alto K10

B. Alto 800

C. Swift Dream

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D. Zen K10

Ans. A

Q.21) Law Commission headed by Justice (retd) A P Shah recently recommendeddeleting 73 more obsolete statutes. In this context which one of the following obsoleteAct is not matched with its year of becoming effective?

A. Representation of the People Act: 1951

B. Special Marriage Act: 1954

C. Indian Divorce Act: 1869

D. Indian Evidence Act: 1861

Ans. D

Q.22) Oil prices on 4 November 2014 dipped to a four-year low of 82.82 US dollars perbarrel. The primary reason for this was

A. Fall in demand of oil by emerging economies

B. Increase in supply of oil by OPEC members

C. Decision of Saudi Arabia to give oil to US at discounted price

D. The advance of ISIS in the region

Ans. C

Q.23) Name the woman who was appointed as the first woman chief of CERN, theparticle physics research centre, on 4 November 2014?

A. Rolf Heuel

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B. Fabiola Gianotti

C. Sukumari Banerjee

D. Christine Lagarde

Ans. B

Q.24)Which cricketer on 5 November 2014 won the LG People’s Choice Award for theyear 2014?

A. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

B. Angelo Mathews

C. Kumar Sangakarra

D. Virat Kohli

Ans. A

Q.25) The Union Cabinet on 6 October 2014 gave its approval for signing a treaty ontransfer of sentenced persons between with which country?

A. South Africa

B. Nigeria

C. France

D. Bangladesh

Ans. B

Q.26) Name the Indian-American who became one of the youngest lawmakers in the USon 5 November 2014.

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A. Jay Goyal

B. Saira Blair

C. Niraj Antani

D. Patrick Ashok

Ans. C

Q.27) Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was test-firedfrom a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014. Dhanush is a navalvariant of India’s indigenously-developed missile?

A. Akash

B. Prithvi

C. Nirbhay

D. Trishul

Ans. B

Q.28) The Union Government launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission on?

A. 2 October

B. 10 October

C. 14 November

D. 19 November

Ans. C

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Q.29) Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on 14November 2014 launched a programme designed for girls that will provided thema comprehensive platform to pursue higher education in engineering and alsoassist them in preparing for the IIT-JEE. Name the programme?

A. Saakshar Bharat Mission

B. Udaan programme

C. District Education Revitalization Programme

D. Padhai-Likhai programme

Ans. B

Q.30) Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 13 November 2014 relaxed Indiancitizenship norms for Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan.The relaxation has been given to those refugees who came to India on or before?

A. 31 December 2008

B. 31 December 2009

C. 31 December 2010

D. 31 December 2011

Ans. B

Q.31) In Nigeria, Boko Haram militants on 14 November 2014 seized thenortheastern Nigerian town, name it?

A. Abuja

B. Kano

C. Calabar

D. Chibok

Ans. D

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Q.32) A judicial probe has been ordered into the sterlisation tragedy of Bilaspurthat claimed lives of 15 women, leaving more than 100 women hospitalised.Bilaspur is a part of which state?

A. Chhattisgarh

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Punjab

D. Andhra Pradesh

Ans. A

Q.33) Name the personalised video creation tool that was launched by the Socialnetworking website Facebook on 13 November 2014?

A. Thanks giving

B. Give Thanks

C. Say Thanks

D. Thank you

Ans. C

Q.34) India on 14 November 2014 celebrated Children’s Day. The UniversalChildren's Day on United Nations recommendation is observed on?

A. 14 November

B. 20 November

C. 14 December

D. 20 October

Ans. B

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Q.35) The UK, France and Nepal on 13 November 2014 supported candidature ofG4 nations as a permanent member of a reformed UN Security Council (UNSC).Which of the following countries are part of G4 nations?

A. China, Germany, Brazil and Japan

B. Pakistan, China, Brazil and Japan

C. India, Australia, Brazil and Japan

D. India, Germany, Brazil and Japan

Ans. D

Q.36) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 13 November 2014 announcedappointment of its ambassadors for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015. Who ofthe following has not been named as ambassador for ICC CWC 2015?

A. Virat Kohli

B. Shane Watson

C. MS Dhoni

D. Brendon McCullum

Ans. C

Q.37) Union Government on 12 November 2014 constituted a high-level Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to ensure smooth allocation of 204 cancelled coalblocks. The Committee will be headed by?

A. Additional Secretary Ministry of Coal

B. Secretary of Ministry of power

C. Representative of Ministry of steel

D. Representative of Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion

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Ans. A

Q.38) Armenian Military Helicopter (Mi-24 combat helicopter) was shot down bythe force of a country. Name it?

A. Turkey

B. Georgia

C. Russia

D. Azerbaijan

Ans. D

Q.39) Russia and Iran on 11 November 2014 signed a contract to build twonuclear reactors in Iran. As per the contract the reactors will be made in?

A. Darkovin

B. Fordow

C. Isfahan

D. Bushehr

Ans. D

Q.40) Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on 11 November 2014 gave nod to PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa to stand for third term as President. Name the ConstitutionalAmendment Act of Sri Lanka that allows the President to stand for third term

A. 18th Constitutional Amendment

B. 17th Constitutional Amendment

C. 16th Constitutional Amendment

D. 19th Constitutional Amendment

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Ans. A

Q.41) Name the first state to achieve 100 percent bank accounts for all familiesunder Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna?

A. Goa

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Kerala

D. Meghalaya

Ans. C

Q.42) Name the person who will head the UN appointed five-member panel thatwill investigate Israeli attacks on UN shelters during the Gaza war and thediscovery of Hamas weapons at UN sites?

A. Patrick Cammaert

B.William Schabas

C. K.C. Reddy

D. Pierre Lemelin

Ans. A

Q.43) India observed Public Service Broadcasting Day on?

A. 12 October

B. 12 November

C. 12 December

D. 12 January

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Ans. B

Q.44) Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed in remembrance of?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru’s first interaction with Refugees from Pakistan on Radio

B. All India Radio was formed on this day

C. Mahatma Gandhi’s maiden visit to studio of All India Radio in Delhi

D. None of the above

Ans. C

Q.45) Name the militant outfit operational in Assam and West Bengal that wasbanned by Union Home Ministry in November 2014?

A. Kamatapur Liberation Organisation

B. United Liberation Front of Assam and West Bengal

C. National Democratic Front of Bodoland

D. Indian Mujahideen

Ans. A

Q.46) Name the person who was awarded with Jnanpith award for the year 2013?

A. Kunwar Narayan

B. Amar Kant

C. Sri Lal Sukla

D. Kedarnath Singh

Ans. D

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Q.47) India and Israel on 10 November 2014 successfully test fired LRSAM inIsrael. What is the full form of LRSAM?

A. Long Ranger Surface to Air Missile

B. Long Ranged Surface to Air Missile

C. Long Range Surface to Air Missile

D. Latitude Recipient Surface to Air Missile

Ans. C

Q.48) The UN's Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura proposed a UN truce plan for acity in Syria for creating freeze zones in local areas. Name the city for which theplan was proposed?

A. Aleppo

B. Kobani

C. Tel Aviv

D. Afrin

Ans. A

Q.49) Reserve Bank of India on 10 November 2014 tightened its norms for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) by requiring them to have a muchstronger capital base. The new limit of capital base is?

A. 2 crore rupees

B. 1 crore rupees

C. 75 lakh rupees

D. 50 lakh rupees

Ans. A

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Q.50) Name the football club that won the Durand Cup in November 2014.

A. Mohun Bagan

B. East Bengal

C. Pune FC

D. Salgaocar FC

Ans. D

Q.51) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 November 2014 raised the amountmoney for 2015 World Cup by what percentage?

A. 10 percent

B. 30 percent

C. 20 percent

D. 25 percent

Ans. C

Q.52)Who was appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana on 10 November2014

A. GS sandhu

B. Vitthal das

C. Baldev Raj Mahajan

D. None

Ans. C

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Q.53)Where was the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summitheld in November 2014?

A. Singapore

B. Brisbane, Australia

C. Beijing, China

D. Seattle, USA

Ans. C

Q.54) According to a recent decision of Union Human Resoruce DevelopmentMinistry, Sanskrit will replace which language as a third language in the schoolsof Kendriya Vidyalayas?

A. French

B. German

C. Spanish

D. Urdu

Ans. B

Q.55) DD National, as per the decision of Prasar Bharati on 15 November 2014,will be re-launched as

A. Desh Ka Apna Channel

B. Mera Channel, Sabka Channel

C. DD Always

D. All India TV

Ans. A

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Q.56) Name the film director famous for directing TV serial Mahabharata who diedon 12 November 2014?

A. B R Chopra

B. Ramanand Sagar

C. Ravi Chopra

D. Veeru Devgan

Ans. C

Q.57) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 November 2014 gifted an Australianlawyer’s 1854 petition against the East India Company (EIC) on behalf of RaniLakshmibai to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Name the lawyer?

A. Daisy May O'Dwyer

B. C.E.W. Bean

C.William Henry Bragg

D. John Lang

Ans. D

Q.58) Name the Indian pharmaceutical company that in November 2014 suedUSFDA for revoking approvals granted to its two key drugs Nexium and Valcyte

A. Pfizer Inc

B. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

C. Novartis International AG

D. AstraZeneca Plc

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Q.59) The Bombay High Court on 18 November 2014 quashed the IT department’s18000-crore rupees tax order against an oil major company. Name the company?

A. Petrobras India

B. Sinopec India

C. Shell India

D. Cairn India

Ans. C

Q.60) Name the person who on 18 November 2014 was awarded with theprestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2014?

A. Kesz from Philippines

B. Neha Gupta from the US

C. Chaeli Mycroft from South Africa

D.Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan

Ans. B

Q.61) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 19 November 2014 waschosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for2014. Who was the winner of the award in 2013?

A. Hamid Karzai

B. Angela Merkel

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C. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

D. Ela Bhatt

Ans. B

Q.62) Foreign Policy Magazine of America on 17 November 2014 released a list of100 Global Thinkers. Name the Indian who was named in the list of Moguls?

A. Shubhranshu Choudhary

B. Padmini Prakash

C. Sangeeta Bhatia

D. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Ans. D

Q.63) Assam State Zoo in Guwahati in the third week of November 2014announced to conserve a critically endangered species of a pig and with this itbecame the first and only zoo of the world to have this critically endangeredspecies of pigs. Name the species of pig that will be a part of Assam Zoo?

A. Pygmy Hog

B. Guinea pig

C. Choctaw Hog

D. Aksai Black Pied

Ans. A

Q.64) Name Sri Lanka’s oldest hotel doorman, who died recently? He served worldleaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Mahatma Gandhi and others.

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A. Hermann Vallentin

B. Kottarapattu Chattu Kuttan

C. Der letzte Mann

D. Emil Jannings

Ans. B

Q.65) Name the India – China joint military exercise that started in Pune on 17November 2014?

A. Surya-Kiran 2014

B. Hand-in-Hand 2014

C.Mitra-Maitri 2014

D. Yudh Abhyas 2014

Ans. B

Q.66) Name the person who recently became the first recipient of state braveryaward of Assam?

A. Gunjan Sarma

B. Aditi Sarma

C. Gayatri Sarma

D. Haribala

Ans. A

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Q.67) Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on 16 November 2014clinched women’s and men’s singles title of the Open Super Series Premier ofBadminton. Name the title?

A. China Open Super Series Premier

B. Australia Open Super Series Premier

C. The US Open Super Series Premier

D. India Open Super Series Premier

Ans. A

Q.68) Researchers recently claimed that basin in Ontario, Canada was formed dueto comet impact. Name the basin?

A. Athabasca Oil Sands Basin

B. Saskatchewan Basin

C. Sudbury Basin

D. Hudson Bay basin

Ans. C

Q.69) Name the tennis player who won the ATP World Tour finals recently?

A. Roger Federer

B. Novak Djokovic

C. James Blake

D.Wilfried Tsonga

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Q.70) To honour Narendra Modi, a four boggy train called Modi Express wasflagged off in Australia on 17 November 2014. The train was flagged off fromwhich city of Australia?

A.Melbourne

B. Sydney

C. Canberra

D. Torres Strait Islands

Ans. A

Q.71) Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to hit 21 ODI centuries and brokethe record of Sachin Tendulkar who had taken 200 innings to get to 21 hundredsin the one-day format. Kohli played how many innings to break Sachin’s record?

A. 120 innings

B. 138 Innings

C. 150 Innings

D. 179 Innings

Ans. B

Q.72) Union Government on 20 November 2014 approved the launch of DeendayalUpadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY) and decided to merge an ongoing Yojnawith DUGJY scheme. Name the Yojna that will be merged with DUGJY?

A. Accelerated Rural Electrification Programme

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B. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana

C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Vidyut Yojna

D. Kutir Jyoti Programme

Ans. B

Q.73) The Union Cabinet on 20 November 2014 approved signing of three SAARCagreements that is to be signed at 18th SAARC Summit scheduled to be held from26 November 2014. Which one of the following is not one of the SAARCagreements?

A. SAARC Regional Railways Agreement

B. SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement

C. SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity)

D. SAARC Inter-governmental Transport Connectivity

Ans. D

Q.74) Name the 18th Duchess of Alba, Spain who died on 20 November 2014 ather Duenas Palace in the southern city of Seville, Spain?

A.Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart

B. Jacintha Saldanha

C. Alfonso Piccolomini

D. Dona Isabel de Requesens y Enriquez de Cardona

Ans. A

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Q.75)Which software company on 18 November 2014 launched the new emailservise Verse?

A. Infosys

B. IBM

C. HP

D. Intel

Ans. B

Q.76)Which non-governmental organisation recently received the Deutsche BankUrban Age Award, 2014?

A. Chintan

B. Pratham

C.Manthan

D. Goonj

Ans. A

Q.77)Who was appointed as CMD of Coal India Limited on 19 November 2014?

A. Sutirtha Bhattacharya

B. P.N.Roy

C. Gopalkrishnan

D. S.D. Shibulal

Ans. A

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Q.78)Who on 19 November 2014 launched the Axilor Ventures?

A. Ratan Tata

B. Infosys co-founders Gopalakrishnan and Shibulal

C. Ganapathy Venugopal

D. Vivek Sood

Ans. B

Q.79) The High-level Pledging Conference of Green Climate Fund on 20 November2014 was held in which city?

A. Paris, France

B. Geneva, Switzerland

C. Berlin, Germany

D.Washington, US

Ans. C

Q.80) Russia on 20 November 2014 signed defence cooperation agreement withwhich country?

A. Afghanistan

B. Ukraine

C. Pakistan

D. India

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Ans. C

Q.81) Name the institute that on 20 November 2014 developed a hollow-fibermembrane to cut the dialysis cost and time by half.

A. Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B)

B. BITS, Pilani

C. Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur (IIT-K)

D. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Ans. A

Q.82) Name the Indian author who wrote Live of Others which was shortlisted forthe Costa Book Awards on 19 November 2014?

A. Jhumpa Lahiri

B. Amitav Ghosh

C. Shobha De

D. Neel Mukherjee

Ans. D

Q.83) China on 18 November 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding onbilateral Antarctica Cooperation with which country?

A. India

B. The USA

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C. Australia

D. Russia

Ans. C

Q.84) Name the Australian city where the G-20 Summit was held in the month ofNovember 2014?

A. Sydney

B. Brisbane

C. Perth

D. Canberra

Ans. B

Q.85) Name the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who was expelled by Infosys on 18November 2014 on account of serious financial irregularities.

A. Gautam Thakkar

B. Abraham Mathews

C. Gopalakrishna

D. Deepak Bhalla

Ans. B

Q.86) State Bank of India (SBI) on 17 November 2014 approved 1 billion US dollarloan for which Indian mining company to develop Carmichael coal mine projectnear Clermont in Central Queensland, Australia?

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A. Adani Mining

B. National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

C. Adani-Welspun Exploration Limited

D. Indian Mines Ltd

Ans. A

Q.87) Roberto Gomez Bolanos, also known as Chespirito died on 28 November 2014.Who was he?

A. A Mexican comedian

B. An Italian director

C. A French Army Chief

D. None of the above

Ans. A

Q.88) The critically endangered Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti) was spotted in northernWestern Ghats by naturalist Sunil Laad in October 2014. The bird was spotted in?

A. Satpura Mountain ranges in central India

B. Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

C.Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra

D. Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

Ans. B

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Q.89) Parliament of a country on 28 November 2014 voted to ban commercialsurrogacy. Name the Country whose Parliament passed the bill?

A. Thailand

B. Pakistan

C. India

D. Switzerland

Ans. A

Q.90) Name the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist boxer who on 26November 2014 received the prestigious Arjuna Award after he took the legal route forthe same?

A. Akhil Kumar

B.Manoj Kumar

C. Hawa Singh

D. Jitender Kumar

Ans. B

Q.91) Recently a Biography titled My Name is Abu Salem was in controversy after beingreleased. Name the author of the book?

A.Max Wylie

B. Al Saffee and Al Mahdee

C. S Hussain Zaidi

D. Taslima Nasrin

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Ans. C

Q.92) Name the Global credit rating agency that on 26 November 2014 in its report saidthat FDI inflows in India have increased significantly in the fiscal year 2014-15 and willcontinue during the remainder of this fiscal and beyond?

A. Standard & Poor's (S&P)

B.Moody's

C. Fitch Group

D. Egan-Jones Ratings Company

Ans. B

Q.93) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 26 November 2014 held that all vehicleswhich are old than 15 years would not be permitted to ply on roads of which city?

A. Jaipur

B. Delhi

C.Mumbai

D. Kolkata

Ans. B

Q.94) Name the Pakistani actress who was sentenced to 26 years in jail on account ofblasphemy on 26 November 2014 by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)?

A.Mahira Khan

B. Venna Malik

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C. Humaima Malik

D. Saba Qamar

Ans. B

Q.95) South Korean paleontologists recently discovered fossilised skeleton of one of thesmallest species of dinosaur in rare condition. The fossil was discovered in?

A. Ansan

B. Hadong

C. Busan (Your Answer)

D. Dongducheon

Ans. B

Q.96) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announcedUnited Nations Lighthouse Activities award 2014 in Bonn, Germany on 25 November2014. Name the winner of the award?

A. Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development(ICIMOD) (Your Answer)

B. Belgian-based EcoNation

C. Assam-based Aaranyak

D. Both (a) and (c)

Ans. D

Q.97) Name the state that on 25 November 2014 reversed the retirement age ofgovernment employees from 60 to 58 years?

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A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Jammu and Kashmir

C. Haryana

D.Maharashtra

Ans. C

Q.98) Name the cricketer who in November 2014 died after a bouncer ball hit back ofhis head at Sydney Cricket Ground?

A. Abdul Aziz of Pakistan

B. Raman Lamba of India

C. Sean Abbott of Australia

D. Phillip Hughes of Australia

Ans. D

Q.99) Legendary danseuse Sitara Devi who died on 25 November 2014 at JaslokHospital in Mumbai at the age of 94 was associated with which form of dance?

A. Odissi

B. Kuchipudi

C. Kathak

D. Bharata Natyam

Ans. C

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Q.100) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on 24 November 2014 resigned afterremaining at the top military post for less than two years. Hagel is a veteran of war forwhich he had received two Purple Hearts as an infantry squad leader. Name the war withwhich he is associated?

A. Vietnam War

B. American Civil War

C. Gulf War

D.War in Iraq

Ans. A

Q.101) Name the Indian Cyclist who in November 2014 won four gold medals at theTrack Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014?

A. Deborah

B.Manorama Devi

C. Sunita Devi

D. Anjana

Ans. A

Q.102) Britain on 24 November 2014 withdrew its last military force based at whichAirfield in southern Afghanistan?

A. Jalalabad

B. Kandahar

C. Bagram

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D. Hemland

Ans. B

Q.103) Name the senior Congress leader and former Union Minister who died after aprolonged illness on 24 November 2014 in Mumbai?

A.Murli Deora

B. Raghuvir Nevrekar

C.Mohan Nag

D. Chandrasekhar P Sant

Ans. A

Q.104) Name the F1 driver who on 23 November 2014 won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix(GP) of Formula One (F1) racing at Yas Marina circuit in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

A. Daniel Ricciardo

B. Lewis Hamilton

C. Valtteri Bottas

D. Nico Rosberg

Ans. B

Q.105) Pico do Fogo volcano that erupted on 24 November 2014 is located in?

A. Doma Peaks in Papua New Guinea

B. Ostrzyca in Poland

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C. Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of West Africa

D. Barren Island located in the Andaman Sea of India

Ans. C

Q.106) Report on the impact of global warming titled Turn Down the Heat: Confrontingthe New Climate Normal was released by?

A. UNESCO

B. IPCC

C.World Bank

D. UNDP

Ans. C

Q.107) Indian Women Boxers Sarjubala Devi and Saweety on 24 November 2014 wonSilver medals at the 8th World Women's Boxing Championships, in Jeju, South Korea.Sarjubala Devi is a boxer from which state of India?

A. Telangana

B.Manipur

C. Kerala

D. Haryana

Ans. B

Q.108)Who among the following is not the member of UN probe panel on Gazaconstituted recently?

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A. K C Reddy

B. Patrick Cammaert

C. Pierre Lemelin

D. Peter Hans

Ans. D

Q.109)Who was elected as the Majority leader of US Senate during the 114th session ofCongress in November 2014?

A.Mitch McConnell

B. Harry Reid

C. John Cornyn

D. Roger Wicker

Ans. A

Q.110)Who became the first ever male Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women fromSouth Asia?

A. Shahrukh khan

B. Salman Khan

C. Farhan Akhtar

D. Akshay Kumar

Ans. C

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Q.111)Which Country will host the G20 Summit of the emerging economies in 2015?

A. China

B. Australia

C. India

D. Turkey

Ans. D

Q.112)Who recently won the presidential elections of Romania in 2014?

A. Klaus Iohannis

B. Traian Basescu

C. Victor Ponta

D.Marin Preda

Ans. A

Q.113)Who among the following is not the recipient of the Sumitra Charat Ram Award?

A. Birju Maharaj

B. Pandit Jasraj

C. Pandit Ravi Shankar

D. Kishori Amonkar

Ans. C

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Q.114)Who won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize?

A. Jhumpa Lahiri

B. Bilal Tanweer

C. Ravinder Singh

D. Chetan Bhagat

Ans. B

Q.115) The book titled Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love was isauthored by

A. Chetan Bhagat

B. Durjoy Dutta

C. Ravinder Singh

D. Arundhati Roy

Ans. C

Q.116)Which one of the following was recently appointed as UN Women GoodwillAmbassador for South Asia?

A. Rahul Dravid

B. Aamir Khan

C. Sania Mirza

D.Madhuri Dixit

Ans. C

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